2011

Advance Asset Management has been named Best Fund Manager in Money magazine's 2012 Best of the Best Awards. Advance has also been named Best Balanced Fund and Best Growth Fund for its Moderate Multi-Blend Wholesale Fund and Balanced Multi-Blend Wholesale Fund respectively.

Long-time industry chief Phil Butterworth to become Managing Director of a new business unit which includes successful and established Magnitude business. Along with Butterworth, Mario Modica, Kon Costas and Andrew Rutter will join BT Financial Group to drive new initiatives to help advice practices grow.

Jonathan Ayres has been appointed the first head of the new Bank of Melbourne Private. General Manager of Private Wealth at BT Financial Group, Jane Watts, said she was delighted to have Jonathan on board to drive the growth of Bank of Melbourne Private in Victoria.

Contents insurance available through Westpac, St.George, BankSA and Bank of Melbourne has again been awarded a 5-star rating and taken out the Canstar Cannex National Award for Outstanding Value Contents Insurance.

Westpac has launched its first virtual financial planning service, allowing customers in remote locations to talk face to face with a financial planner based in Sydney via video-link using real-time technology.

BT Financial Group, one of Australia's largest superannuation providers, says the flexibility the Government has included in its Stronger Super announcement will provide a solid foundation for the future of retirement savings in Australia.

BT Financial Group, one of the country's largest wealth managers, will commence a one-off advertising campaign from Friday 12 August, 2011, aimed at reassuring investors after an extraordinary week on the global share markets.

Online financial planning solution AdviserNETgain has released an in-depth integration with investment platform BT Wrap. The integration delivers a more seamless service to advisers and will increase their productivity.

BT Financial Group (BTFG) has responded to the Government's Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) announcement today.

"Australia's superannuation savings pool is set for extraordinary growth and we have to make sure our super and investment system is credible and trustworthy with customers' best interests at its heart. We support what the Government is trying to achieve - improved transparency and increased investor confidence in the industry," BTFG's Chief Executive, Brad Cooper, said.

Asgard has upgraded its insurance offering, Asgard Personal Protection Package, delivering new online application and tracking tools as well as product enhancements including the introduction of a unique Mortgage Acceptance Cover feature.

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